479 - Caroline Kassie, GP at Metrodora Ventures

Caroline is a GP at Metrodora Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in the health and education sector.  Previously, Caroline was a Partner at Blockchange Ventures and the Executive Director of Beanstalk Labs, an innovation lab concentrated on the development of new business ideas for a New York-based venture fund that invests in early-stage retail technology companies. 

Caroline was also an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meager & Flom LLP where she practiced corporate law focusing on mergers & acquisitions and investment management. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania and received her J.D. from Columbia Law School where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone scholar. She is a passionate mental health advocate and a producer of documentary films focused on social justice and human rights issues.